A complex work by Johann Ulrich Steigleder, this piece blends the fantasy and fugue forms using a four-voice structure. It represents the height of Southern German Baroque keyboard craftsmanship.
Maintaining the distinct integrity of all four voices requires advanced control over dynamic voicing and sustained tone.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
2. Fantasia, oder Fugen Manier à 4 Vocum is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 9.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of 2. Fantasia, oder Fugen Manier à 4 Vocum lasts about 5 minutes.
2. Fantasia, oder Fugen Manier à 4 Vocum is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include 1. Fantasia, oder Fugen Manier à 4 Vocum by Johann Ulrich Steigleder, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, Canonic Variations & Fugue in C minor, BV B40 by Ferruccio Busoni — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.